Am using Intel i7 950. 12 gb ddr3 1600 set at present to 1333. I western Digital Black 500gb 6GB/s.
Win 7 Ultimate x64 + SP1. Mahatten PCI Express 2 port SATA 6GB/s. 2x6GB/s Icy Box plug in drive
units plus IDE removable tray. I connection to 6GB/s card, 2nd SATA to Intel. I drive only required,
but require to change drives for different OS & Software etc.
What is the best drive speed I can expect from this setup. Had my first try using the ATTO software.
Tried with port 6&7 switched off, turning off original Marvell driver in widows system. Installed latest
Marvell driver for Express card.
Had a real mixed bag of results. Tested drive in Intel & Marvell, the best I achieved was a measly 120
GB/s. I started off at max 110gb/s. After some tests & System restore couldn't get back to the just plus
of 120GB/s & back where I started. The Marvell card had slight edge. Tried AHCI mode. Also tried
Marvell raid drivers then restore.
Am looking to try the OCZ Vertex 3 series max iops plus Icy Dock drive size converter just for one
removable OS, 120GB but would I gain a lot for price.
Regards tinker.